China's surprise pledge sends commodities soaring

December 10, 2024-China's surprise pledge that it would do more to boost the economy sent commodities and mining stocks soaring on Tuesday, amid expectations that Beijing will finally deliver the stimulus that the market had been hoping for.

China's politburo said overnight that it would embrace a "moderately loose" stance for monetary policy next year, its biggest pivot in strategy since the aftermath of the global financial crisis in 2009.

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New World Bank Report Charts Pathways for Energy Security, New Jobs, and Market Opportunities in East Asia

August 28, 2025-A new World Bank report, Green Horizon: East Asia's Sustainable Energy Future, outlines practical pathways to modernize and upgrade the region's energy systems to support power and industrial sectors-a key step for East Asia to sustain long-term growth, create jobs, and retain economic competitiveness.

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Dissecting Medium-Term Growth Prospects for Asia

August 22, 2025-Summary
This paper explores Asia-Pacific's medium-term growth prospects using two approaches. First, growth accounting analysis and machine-learning estimation reveal how demographics, capital deepening, productivity, and human capital shaped Asia's growth.

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